Windows 10: Change HDD

Discus and support Change HDD in Windows 10 Installation and Upgrade to solve the problem; It's likely MBR partitioned. I think MiniTool Partition Wizard will convert data drives to GPT for free without data loss.. MBR partitioning is... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Installation and Upgrade' started by KevinUK, Sep 14, 2017.

  1. NavyLCDR New Member

    Change HDD


    It's likely MBR partitioned. I think MiniTool Partition Wizard will convert data drives to GPT for free without data loss..

    MBR partitioning is limited to 2 TB. What @KevinUK initially saw was the original size data partition, D: drive, then unallocated space up to the 2 TB limit, then the inaccessible unallocated space after that, which he called "3 partitions". Then he extended the D: drive partition to the 2 TB limit which is where we are at now.

    And I just confirmed that MiniTool Partition Wizard (Free) will convert a data drive from MBR to GPT:

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    Then you can also use MiniTool Partition Wizard to finish extending the D: drive into the empty space.
     
    NavyLCDR, Sep 15, 2017
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  2. KevinUK Win User

    NavyLCDR & ignatzatsonic

    Thanks for your responses. I will look into the "MiniTool Partition Wizard" in the morning. I thought that simply imaging the old drive and restoring to the new drive would be easy?

    With reference to my original post, I have a SSD installed as C drive which contains the operating system and D drive is where documents, pictures etc are and the location was changed from the windows default path of C by changing the target. If I formatted the new 6tb drive could the original D drive be copied and pasted?? or would this be an issue.

    Kevin
     
    KevinUK, Sep 16, 2017
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  3. dalchina New Member
    dalchina, Sep 16, 2017
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  4. NavyLCDR New Member

    Change HDD

    If you reformat the 6TB using GPT, create the huge partition, format it as NTFS - it would be better just to copy the old D: drive partition over the top of the new, empty partition. It won't be a problem copying and pasting the files and folders, but I think copying the partition itself would be better.

    However, you already have the D: drive set up on the new drive. All you need to do is convert the drive to GPT and extend the D: drive partition to the end. Less than 5 minutes with MiniTool Partition Wizard.
     
    NavyLCDR, Sep 16, 2017
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  5. KevinUK Win User
    Thanks for your help NavyLCDR the drive has been converted to GPT and extended using your recommendation for the MiniTool Partition Wizard.

    Also a thanks to the rest of you guys.

    Kevin
     
    KevinUK, Apr 4, 2018
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